Code42 Partners with Okta to Secure the Cloud and Protect Employee
Data

May 03, 2017 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Code42,
the leader in cloud-based endpoint data protection and recovery, today
announced a partnership with Okta to provide enterprise customers with
added security and ease for their cloud adoption strategies. As the
leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, Okta’s
single sign-on authentication works alongside Code42’s data security and
visibility tools to continue connecting and protecting employees at many
of the world's largest enterprises.

“We are excited to announce this partnership with Okta. Our customers
are deploying in the cloud at an increasing rate and to do that
effectively they need the world’s leading cloud-based identity security
technology,” said Joe Payne, CEO and president at Code42. “Through a
strong technology integration with Okta, Code42 can provide a holistic
and secure cloud experience that simplifies SaaS adoption for our
current and future customers."

The Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access from any
device. As an enterprise identity management service built for the
cloud, it is also compatible with many on-premises applications.
With Okta, IT can manage employees’ access to any application or device,
allowing users to sign on across domains with a single online identity.
By passing authentication details from the users’ organizational
credentials to the service provider in a secure and private manner,
Code42 customers can sign onto a secure cloud from different
organizations and multiple points of entry. The partnership also allows
Code42 customers to sync Code42 users and groups with Active Directory
for free via Okta
Cloud Connect (OCC). OCC solves a multitude of login and user
administration issues, including password reset and profile
synchronization challenges.

“Okta helps customers fulfill their missions faster by making it safe
and easy to use the technologies they need to do their most significant
work,” said Chuck Fontana, VP of corporate and business development at
Okta. “Code42 has a proven history of securing its customers by
providing endpoint data protection. Now, Code42’s SAML-based identity
integration with Okta will address a critical security gap every company
faces: protecting data shared in the cloud.”

As companies contemplate their options for a full cloud strategy,
security coupled with fast deployments at scale are set to become core
prerequisites. According to Gartner analyst Ruggero Contu, “Global
demand for cloud-based security is growing through 2020. The ability to
leverage security controls that are delivered, updated and managed
through the cloud — and therefore require less time-consuming and costly
implementations and maintenance activities — is of significant value to
enterprises.”

“We’ve always been very intentional about identity, authentication, and
authorization, which are the key elements of any security
solution,” said John Durant, CTO at Code42. “This partnership helps
organizations strike the balance between data security and user
productivity. By running unobtrusively in the background, it allows
users to quickly start doing actual work while giving administrators
peace of mind. It represents Code42’s commitment providing solutions
that scale easily in the cloud.”

Code42, the leader in cloud-based endpoint data security and recovery,
protects more than 39,000 organizations worldwide. Code42 enables IT and
security teams to centrally manage and protect critical data for some of
the most recognized brands in business and education. From monitoring
endpoint data movement and use, to meeting data privacy regulations, to
simply and rapidly recovering from data incidents no matter the cause,
Code42 is central to any organization’s data security strategy. Code42
is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN and backed by Accel Partners, JMI
Equity, NEA and Split Rock Partners. For more information, visit code42.com.

About Okta

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise.
The Okta Identity Cloud connects and protects employees of many of the
world's largest enterprises. It also securely connects enterprises to
their partners, suppliers and customers. With deep integrations to over
5,000 apps, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access
from any device. Thousands of customers, including Experian, 20th
Century Fox, LinkedIn, Flex, News Corp, Dish Networks, and Adobe trust
Okta to work faster, boost revenue and stay secure. Okta helps customers
fulfill their missions faster by making it safe and easy to use the
technologies they need to do their most significant work.